Kirsty Gallacher

(Don't think it's fair to say now that Kirsty's there solely because of her looks (plus she left Sky two years ago). One thing that *can* be said, however, is that she once had Brucie as a neighbour)
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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Sky glamourpuss and daughter of former Ryder Cup golf captain Bernard Gallacher. She once appeared on Blue Peter as a gymnast. Now presents the footie for the Murdoch empire.
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Daughter of former golfer Bernard Gallacher, Kirsty was born in Edinburgh and raised on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey (hence her lack of Scottish accent). She joined Sky Sports in 1996 as a production assistant, before going on to present Sky Sports News for 20 years. Her non-sport presenting roles have included Sky One's equivalent of [[You've Been Framed!]], ''Kirsty's Home Videos'', and Channel 4's unsuccessful breakfast show ''RI:SE''. Often regarded earlier in her career as being there solely because of her looks (and it wasn't uncommon for her to pose for FHM and the like), she's turned out to be a safe pair of hands.
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== Trivia ==
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== Trivia ==  
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Her Sky One bloopers show, ''Kirsty's Home Videos'', was revealed by a tabloid newspaper to be one of the Queen's favourite shows.
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During her childhood at Wentworth, her neighbours included one [[Bruce Forsyth]].
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While on [[The Games]], she complained how, as an attractive woman, it was difficult to be taken seriously... a couple of weeks before releasing her swimsuit calendar.
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The aforementioned ''Kirsty's Home Videos'' was revealed by a tabloid newspaper to be one of the Queen's favourite shows.
== Web links ==
== Web links ==

Revision as of 23:44, 8 July 2020

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Contents

Shows

All Star Cup

The Games (participant, series 3; co-host, series 4)

Gladiators

Only Fools On Horses

Saturday Night Takeaway

Simply the Best

Strictly Come Dancing (participant)

The Underdog Show (participant)

Biography

Daughter of former golfer Bernard Gallacher, Kirsty was born in Edinburgh and raised on the Wentworth Estate in Surrey (hence her lack of Scottish accent). She joined Sky Sports in 1996 as a production assistant, before going on to present Sky Sports News for 20 years. Her non-sport presenting roles have included Sky One's equivalent of You've Been Framed!, Kirsty's Home Videos, and Channel 4's unsuccessful breakfast show RI:SE. Often regarded earlier in her career as being there solely because of her looks (and it wasn't uncommon for her to pose for FHM and the like), she's turned out to be a safe pair of hands.

Trivia

During her childhood at Wentworth, her neighbours included one Bruce Forsyth.

The aforementioned Kirsty's Home Videos was revealed by a tabloid newspaper to be one of the Queen's favourite shows.

Web links

IMDb entry

Wikipedia entry

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